Re: [PATCH] x86: fix .bss with -fdata-sections

[Kees Cook]

On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 11:50 AM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> With LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION, we compile the kernel with
> -fdata-sections, which also splits the .bss section. Use the
> common BSS_MAIN macro in the linker script to properly merge all
> the generated sections.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Nice work tracking this down! :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Nit/tweak/clarification for commit title:
    x86/build: Fix truncated .bss with -fdata-sections

-Kees

> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index bad8c51fee6e..a5127b2c195f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ SECTIONS
>         .bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
>                 __bss_start = .;
>                 *(.bss..page_aligned)
> -               *(.bss)
> +               *(BSS_MAIN)
>                 BSS_DECRYPTED
>                 . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
>                 __bss_stop = .;
> --
> 2.21.0.392.gf8f6787159e-goog
>


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Kees Cook